4 Principals in 4 Years Raises Some Eyebrows at Central School

Shannon Simkus is the fourth principal to lead the Haddonfield school in as many years.

For the fourth time in just as many years, students returning to Central Elementary School were greeted by a different principal on their first day of school. “You want some consistency, like a business,” said Rob Leimkuhler, a parent at Central School. "Shareholders don’t want a different CEO every year, each CEO has their own spin. The same can be said for having a different principal each year.” Sharon Dostmann, who has two children at Central, echoed Leimkuhler's concerns. “I hope the current principal stays," she said. "When Chuck Klaus left after one year, it was easy for my children to understand his move back to the high school but now, they wonder why there is a different principal each year.” The revolving principal door began …

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